College Football 1978
Method 2: Chi Square Truncated Score Difference
Based on games played between 1978/9/1 and 1979/1/1
Soren Sorensen - Fri Sep 08 15:42:02 2000
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1 24.329 Oklahoma 12 11- 1-0 Oklahoma
2 23.805 Southern California 13 12- 1-0 Southern California
3 23.596 Alabama 12 11- 1-0 Alabama
4 20.470 Michigan 12 10- 2-0 Michigan
5 20.070 Nebraska 12 9- 3-0 Nebraska
6 19.606 Penn State 12 11- 1-0 Penn State
7 19.429 Texas 12 9- 3-0 Texas
8 18.890 Arkansas 12 9- 2-1 Arkansas
9 18.807 Houston 12 9- 3-0 Houston
10 17.895 Michigan State 11 8- 3-0 Michigan State
11 17.831 Notre Dame 12 9- 3-0 Notre Dame
12 17.134 Washington 11 7- 4-0 Washington
13 15.949 Stanford 12 8- 4-0 Stanford
14 14.903 UCLA 12 8- 3-1 UCLA
15 14.880 Missouri 12 8- 4-0 Missouri
16 14.879 Clemson 12 11- 1-0 Clemson
17 12.933 Florida State 11 8- 3-0 Florida State
18 12.766 Purdue 12 9- 2-1 Purdue
19 12.501 Southern Methodist 11 4- 6-1 Southern Methodist
20 12.200 LSU 12 8- 4-0 LSU
21 11.877 Ohio State 12 7- 4-1 Ohio State
22 11.703 Texas A&M 12 8- 4-0 Texas A&M
23 11.652 Georgia 12 9- 2-1 Georgia
24 11.384 Maryland 12 9- 3-0 Maryland
25 11.330 Texas Tech 11 7- 4-0 Texas Tech
26 11.226 Arizona State 12 9- 3-0 Arizona State
27 9.824 Florida 11 4- 7-0 Florida
28 9.753 Arizona 11 5- 6-0 Arizona
29 9.021 North Carolina State 12 9- 3-0 North Carolina State
30 8.975 Baylor University 11 3- 8-0 Baylor University
31 8.015 Mississippi State 11 6- 5-0 Mississippi State
32 7.553 Auburn 11 6- 4-1 Auburn
33 7.303 Tennessee 11 5- 5-1 Tennessee
34 7.278 Brigham Young 13 9- 4-0 Brigham Young
35 7.205 Pittsburgh 12 8- 4-0 Pittsburgh
36 7.160 Navy 12 9- 3-0 Navy
37 6.708 Iowa State 12 8- 4-0 Iowa State
38 6.644 California 11 6- 5-0 California
39 6.418 Colorado 11 6- 5-0 Colorado
40 5.933 South Carolina 11 5- 5-1 South Carolina
41 5.892 North Texas 11 9- 2-0 North Texas
42 5.639 Georgia Tech 12 7- 5-0 Georgia Tech
43 5.593 Kentucky 11 4- 6-1 Kentucky
44 5.009 Oregon 11 2- 9-0 Oregon
45 4.438 Miami (Florida) 11 6- 5-0 Miami (Florida)
46 4.321 East Carolina 12 9- 3-0 East Carolina
47 4.061 Utah State 11 7- 4-0 Utah State
48 3.310 Washington State 11 3- 7-1 Washington State
49 3.267 New Mexico 12 7- 5-0 New Mexico
50 2.962 Indiana 11 4- 7-0 Indiana
51 2.868 Central Michigan 11 9- 2-0 Central Michigan
52 2.742 Wisconsin 11 5- 4-2 Wisconsin
53 2.486 Tulsa 11 9- 2-0 Tulsa
54 2.402 Rutgers 12 9- 3-0 Rutgers
55 2.251 Utah 11 8- 3-0 Utah
56 2.238 Southern Mississippi 11 7- 4-0 Southern Mississippi
57 2.175 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7- 3-1 Tennessee Chattanooga
58 1.967 Ball State 11 10- 1-0 Ball State
59 1.928 Oklahoma State 11 3- 8-0 Oklahoma State
60 1.885 Mississippi 11 5- 6-0 Mississippi
61 1.631 Wyoming 12 5- 7-0 Wyoming
62 1.568 Holy Cross College 11 7- 4-0 Holy Cross College
63 1.342 UNLV 11 7- 4-0 UNLV
64 1.337 North Carolina 11 5- 6-0 North Carolina
65 0.545 Hawaii 11 6- 5-0 Hawaii
66 0.430 Oregon State 11 3- 7-1 Oregon State
67 0.327 Cincinnati 11 5- 6-0 Cincinnati
68 -0.080 Tulane 11 4- 7-0 Tulane
69 -0.379 Rice 11 2- 9-0 Rice
70 -0.551 Kansas State 11 4- 7-0 Kansas State
71 -0.884 Temple 11 7- 3-1 Temple
72 -1.242 Minnesota 11 5- 6-0 Minnesota
73 -1.468 Texas Christian 11 2- 9-0 Texas Christian
74 -1.491 Syracuse 11 3- 8-0 Syracuse
75 -1.559 Duke 11 4- 7-0 Duke
76 -1.643 Yale 9 5- 2-2 Yale
77 -1.675 Furman 11 8- 3-0 Furman
78 -1.852 Virginia Tech 11 4- 7-0 Virginia Tech
79 -2.231 Louisville 11 7- 4-0 Louisville
80 -2.261 Louisiana Tech 11 6- 5-0 Louisiana Tech
81 -2.650 Miami (Ohio) 11 8- 2-1 Miami (Ohio)
82 -2.814 Colorado State 11 5- 6-0 Colorado State
83 -3.195 San Diego State 11 4- 7-0 San Diego State
84 -3.235 Appalachian State 11 7- 4-0 Appalachian State
85 -3.760 San Jose State 12 7- 5-0 San Jose State
86 -3.770 Richmond 11 3- 8-0 Richmond
87 -3.797 Memphis 11 4- 7-0 Memphis
88 -4.027 McNeese State 11 7- 4-0 McNeese State
89 -4.339 Iowa 11 2- 9-0 Iowa
90 -4.345 Dartmouth College 9 6- 3-0 Dartmouth College
91 -4.488 Kansas 11 1-10-0 Kansas
92 -4.764 Pacific 12 4- 8-0 Pacific
93 -4.941 Western Carolina 11 6- 5-0 Western Carolina
94 -5.035 Brown University 9 6- 3-0 Brown University
95 -5.154 Illinois 11 1- 8-2 Illinois
96 -5.164 Louisiana Monroe 11 6- 4-1 Louisiana Monroe
97 -5.506 Wake Forest 11 1-10-0 Wake Forest
98 -5.955 Arkansas State 11 7- 4-0 Arkansas State
99 -5.987 Texas Arlington 11 5- 6-0 Texas Arlington
100 -6.473 Army 11 4- 6-1 Army
101 -6.809 Cal State Fullerton 12 5- 7-0 Cal State Fullerton
102 -7.198 William & Mary 11 5- 5-1 William & Mary
103 -7.201 Western Michigan 11 7- 4-0 Western Michigan
104 -7.527 Virginia 11 2- 9-0 Virginia
105 -7.721 Villanova 11 5- 6-0 Villanova
106 -8.465 Cornell 9 5- 3-1 Cornell
107 -8.798 West Virginia 11 2- 9-0 West Virginia
108 -9.104 New Mexico State 11 6- 5-0 New Mexico State
109 -9.527 Cal State Long Beach 11 5- 6-0 Cal State Long Beach
110 -9.974 Citadel 11 5- 6-0 Citadel
111 -9.982 Harvard 9 4- 4-1 Harvard
112 -10.481 Boston College 11 0-11-0 Boston College
113 -10.583 Vanderbilt 11 2- 9-0 Vanderbilt
114 -10.850 Drake 11 4- 7-0 Drake
115 -11.386 Colgate 11 3- 8-0 Colgate
116 -11.466 West Texas A&M 11 3- 8-0 West Texas A&M
117 -11.500 Bowling Green State 11 4- 7-0 Bowling Green State
118 -11.564 Air Force 11 3- 8-0 Air Force
119 -12.732 Virginia Military 11 3- 8-0 Virginia Military
120 -12.819 Princeton 9 2- 5-2 Princeton
121 -12.957 Wichita State 11 4- 7-0 Wichita State
122 -13.159 Southern Illinois 11 7- 4-0 Southern Illinois
123 -13.976 Louisiana Lafayette 11 3- 8-0 Louisiana Lafayette
124 -15.200 Northwestern 11 0-10-1 Northwestern
125 -15.219 Texas El Paso 12 1-11-0 Texas El Paso
126 -15.317 Northern Illinois 11 5- 6-0 Northern Illinois
127 -15.869 Pennsylvania 9 2- 6-1 Pennsylvania
128 -16.376 Fresno State 11 3- 8-0 Fresno State
129 -16.750 Ohio University 11 3- 8-0 Ohio University
130 -16.800 Kent State 11 4- 7-0 Kent State
131 -17.121 Lamar 11 2- 8-1 Lamar
132 -17.519 Columbia 9 3- 5-1 Columbia
133 -17.767 Marshall 11 1-10-0 Marshall
134 -18.118 Toledo 11 2- 9-0 Toledo
135 -18.456 Northwestern Louisiana 11 5- 6-0 Northwestern Louisiana
136 -19.100 Indiana State 11 3- 8-0 Indiana State
137 -19.359 Eastern Michigan 10 3- 7-0 Eastern Michigan
138 -22.977 Illinois State 11 2- 9-0 Illinois State